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Rock River Township Planning Commission recommends zoning issue go to a vote of people

ROCK RIVER TOWNSHIP — Rock River Township has recently been receiving state-wide attention for a proposal to repeal its zoning ordinance. A nearly 5-hour-long meeting of the Rock River Township Planning Commission ended Monday night with the commission voting to recommend that the Rock River Board of Trustees send the issue to the township’s voters as a ballot measure. The Board of Trustees was set to Tuesday night. Well over 50 people packed the Rock River Township Hall, in a township with a population of approximately 1,200. The meeting’s original agenda, which included votes on ...

Law Enforcement Torch Run heads through Marquette area

MARQUETTE — The Law Enforcement Torch Run made its way through the Marquette area on Tuesday morning. “The Law Enforcement Torch Run is the single largest grassroots fundraising effort for Special Olympics International,” reads the Special Olympics of Michigan website. “The two main ...

Brand spanking-new truck

GWINN — The Forsyth Township Fire Department has received a new fire truck that it had ordered from a manufacturer in Wisconsin. More than two years of planning and building went into the pumper specially made for the Gwinn-based department. The cost was $850,000, financed entirely through ...

Man sought in connection to domestic incident

MARQUETTE — A man wanted in connection to a domestic assault that occurred earlier this summer in the west end is being sought by the Marquette County Sheriff’s Office. Tyler Paquette, 35, is named in a felony warrant issued by the 96th District Court of Marquette County for charges ...

One hurt in 2-vehicle crash

HARVEY — Personnel from the Chocolay Township Police Department are investigating a two-vehicle crash that occurred Tuesday afternoon. According to a CTPD written statement, officers were dispatched to the scene of the incident, which was the intersection of US 41 and M-28 at about 2:17 p.m. Tuesday. The initial investigation has found that the northbound vehicle on US 41 turned left on to Cherry Creek striking a southbound vehicle. One male was transported to Upper Peninsula Health System-Marquette for non-life-threatening injuries. No other injuries were reported and no other ...